After nearly two decades, The Ellen DeGeneres Show is coming to an end, with the final airing happening today, May 26.
As a sixteen-time Emmy Award winner with over 3 000 episodes speaking to some of the most famous and influential people in the world, her show has certainly had a good run. So, why is one of the most well-known TV presences pulling the plug?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the decision to take what DeGeneres sees as a “summer break” before her next project was partly inspired by advice from none other than talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.
Winfrey advised DeGeneres to take some “much-needed time off” and not to jump into any other projects for at least a year, no matter how sweet the deal may be.
It’s hard not to take advice from Oprah, and following suit, DeGeneres said that it was her choice and that she knew it to be the right one.
“I knew it was time to end this chapter and to do something different, but still it was really emotional,” DeGeneres said in speaking to the publication.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the workplace scandal associated with Degeneres’s show that was widely publicised over the alleged toxic work culture was “a major catalyst in the once-beloved program’s undoing.”
As DeGeneres said: “There was a lot that happened during that time that was unfortunate, but it is what it is — you go through stuff in life and you just keep learning and growing. That’s how I have to look at it. But it’s definitely time to stop.”
As for the grand finale, Jennifer Aniston will be the last to grace the seat, alongside performances by Billy Eilish and Pink.
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